No New Jails Anniversary

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

No New Jails calls for the immediate closure of Rikers without building new jails, and demands massive investment to address the needs of communities targeted by criminalization. Join us in organizing towards a safer NYC free of confinement, and surveillance.

Standing with Standing Rock with Nick Estes and Jaskiran Dhillon – Book Launch

Violeta Parra Stage 320 West 37th Street, New York, United States

Through poetry and prose, essays, photography, interviews, and polemical interventions, the contributors reflect on Indigenous history and politics and on the movement’s significance. Their work challenges our understanding of colonial history not simply as “lessons learned” but as essential guideposts for activism.

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Lessons From the Movement to End Slavery

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

The ideas and politics of the movement to end slavery can teach us valuable lessons for today’s struggles. This course aims prepare participants for deeper study of W.E.B. Du Bois’ Black Reconstruction in America.

Trends Against Social Movements in Surveillance & Censorship

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us to hear from a variety of privacy and security experts who will share trends they are witnessing and the next generation threats they see on the horizon that will impact activists, journalists and citizens across the globe in coming years.

Filmando Justicia Serie: El Buen Cristiano

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Filmando Justicia es una muestra cinematográfica que reúne importantes historias de lucha mediante procesos de justicia en Guatemala.

Statelessness in Dominican Republic: 6 years after the 168-13 Ruling that Denationalized Thousands of Dominicans Overnight

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

On September 26th 2013, the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic invalidated the nationality of children born to unauthorized migrants retroactively from the last 90 years. The rule stripped the nationality of tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent within days.  Join Ana Maria Belique, one of the leaders of Reconocido, as we talk about the ruling that denationalized thousands of dominicans overnight.

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ARABIC CULTURE CLUB: CONVERSATIONAL INTERMEDIATE

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Conversational Intermediate reviews topics covered in Arabic 1 & 2 courses. Covers grammar review and text editing; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various colloquial Arabic cultural productions.

Afrodescendencia y Resistencia en las Américas: A day of film, music and dialogue with Afro-feminist leaders from Latin America

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

We will join Ana Belique and Sofía Garzón , human rights activists in Dominican Republic and Colombia respectively, for a dialogue on the current status of security and dignity afro descendants in Latin America in the context of neoliberalism and the rise of right wing ideology.

STUDY HALL: Radical Study + Stuart Hall

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

The Worker Writers School’s fall assembly examines the legacies and futures of alternative modes of writing, study, and resistance.

NUESTRO OFICIO: LOCAL STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FROM VENEZUELA

Violeta Parra Stage 320 West 37th Street, New York, United States

A photo exhibit that presents the perspectives of seven Venezuelan photographers who walk the streets and photograph working class life at a time when Venezuela is defined by outside forces without the consent of its people who suffer under the effects of sanctions.

Filmando Justicia Serie: Cuando las Montañas Tiemblan

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Filmando Justicia es una muestra cinematográfica que reúne importantes historias de lucha mediante procesos de justicia en Guatemala.

CALL FOR ART - Artists Against Apartheid

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